Device for retaining books in covers.



W. J. KENNEDY. DEVICE FOR RETAINING BOOKS IN COVERS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18, 1912.

1,089,769. ented Mar. 10, 191 1 COLUMBIA PLANDORAI'H COHWASHINUTON D. c.

marten earns int WILLIAM J. KENNEDY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

DEVICE FOR RETAINING BOOKS IN COVERS.

Application filed November 18, 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, lViiJ/Liir J. Knnnsanr, a citizen oil? the United States, and resident of St. Louis, llrl'issouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in li evices for Retaining Books in Covers, of which the following is a specification.

his invention relates to devices for holding books in binders, and has for its object to provide thin and st-i'tl'ened strips o't' suitable material for this purpose insertible in the books, the strips with portions projecting through the backs of the books and adapted to be attached to posts, or the like, of loose leaf binders.

l igure 1 a perspective view o'l. one of my devices. Ff; 2 is a perspective view of a book with one of my devices therein ready for application to a binder. Fig. 3 is a see tion of a post binder and a book secured therein by one of my devices. Fig. t is a PGLSPGClQlVQ view of a folder and one ot' my devices applied thereto. Fig. is a section of a number oi book leaves and one of my devices showing one of the strip prongs for holding the leaves from movement.

My book holding device is made :lfrom a strip of thin material and comprises a body portion (3, having one of its edges turned over or folded onto the body portion, thereby forming a sti'tlening rib 7. The said body portion is provided at its opposite edge with cars 8, provided with perforations 9, these perforations being so located as to properly receive the posts 10, or the like, oil a binder oi the ordinary loose lent type.

The body portion of my device is provided with prongs 1'1, stamped out ot said portion, and bent upwardly or downwardly. as :tonnd desirable, and which enter the leaves of the book, to hold the book against slippage on said 'body portion.

To place my device in service, the back ot the book to which the device is to be applied is slit, as iinlicat'cd at 12, and the ears S are passed through the slits from the front to the back of the book and permitted to project as shown in l ig. :2; after this is done the *ars are titted to the posts .10 ot the binder, and the book is thus held in position between the binder covers 1 ll. desired, 1 may corrugatc the body portion (3 or stamp ribs from the material to stillcn the same, instead of turning the edge to produce the still en'iugr rib 7.

llaviinr fully described my invention what l. claim is:

1. A device tor holding a book in a binder of looso lcat type, the said device co1nprisin a body portion provided at one edge with an extension adapted to project through the back ol. :1 book to provide tor the connection of said device to the hinder, the said body portion being provided with prongs adapted to enter a leail oi the book to hold the book from movement relative to said body portion.

device oi the character described comprising a body portion, rongs formed therein], pertorattal ears formed on the body portion, which cars are adapted to project. through the back of the book. to be supported on posts ot a post binder, substantially as specilied.

3. A. device 'l or holding: a book in a loose lea'l hinder, the said device consisting olf a single leat' oi thin sheet metal provided at its outer edge with a perli'irated extension ad: pted to be conntaztotl to the hinder, the inner tcri'ninal edge ol. said single lea't' of thin sheet metal being l'olded to produce a single still'tmingrib adapted to lie between the leaves oi. the book.

in testimony \vhereol, l have signed my name to this specification, in presence Olll two subscribing; witnesses.

lll liLl Alli J. K ENN IC DY.

i tnesscs:

Amman A. Emits, \V. C. Stem.

fioples of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O. 

